You're just a bundle of joy and I bet you have lots of friends. Not.
Your answer also indicates that you don't have a clue as to how .NET makes the distribution and maintenance of software a couple of orders of magnitude easier than it was under COM. It's already making my job a whole lot more pleasant and it will be even better once we're finished converting all of our apps.
Stick solely with Linux or whatever you like. Those of us who are more adaptable will be just that much more employable.
Easier != better.
With Microsoft even better != better. After all of the fiascos of the past, everytime I see an ad for Microsoft with the word "better" in it, my first question is, "Better for whom?"
And if you dig deep enough, the answer is usually not the end user.